DIY: How To Make Over-Sized Snowflake Decorations For The Holidays

What You Will Need:

6 – 12 x 12 sheets of paper for 1 snowflake
1 – stapler
1 – bone paper folder (optional)
Scissors

First, fold the paper over into a triangle (pretty side facing out)

Next, fold the triangle over again into a smaller triangle. Use a bone folder to get a nice even crease, but it’s not mandatory.

Above are the measurements. You will need to make 5 diagonal cuts, 1 inch apart starting from the bottom on the right-hand side. The only thing that is absolutely IMPERATIVE is that you must cut upward from the side that is folded over. Imagine, if this were a book, then you would be making your cuts on the side of the binding not the pages. Also, make sure to cut up to 1/2 inch from the edge on the left.

Open up your triangle, and staple together the two sides in the centre. Now, TURN OVER the entire piece of paper and staple the next two sides on that side. Continue alternating sides until you are done.

Here is the final piece! You could just string up one piece of the snowflake and be totally done (look how lovely it looks on its own). But we’re on a mission here people! So prepare five more pieces!

Once you have 6 pieces complete you will need to connect and staple them all together. We would suggest connecting the sides that have 3 strips with the sides that have 2 strips. That’s the best way to connect three pieces together, then connect those to another set of three. But do whatever works for you – don’t stress over it, it’s just a paper snowflake.